South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1887-04-22
Neighborhood News.

w augh succeeded IN catching zOs fish
one day last week. Mr. II. y. Guih.
rie. Of Springfield, MAS the guest Of
DIR Kirk lsst week.
Cumberland News: j. Alex. Shri-
yer. Mrs. y. b. Sbriver. John ;. Shti.
yer, Master j. Alexis Shriver. Mrs.
A. c. +. Shoemsker. Miss Bessie
Shoemaker and Edwsr Shoemaker,
all Of Baltimore. sailed from New
York SATURDAY., April l6, on the
steamship Elder. for Southampton,
and ten go direct 20 Rome. j. Alex.
Shriv.r expects 10 visit the home OF
his forefatEers, In Bavaria Pfsz
Peter burg Gszetie: Issac T Bra.
dy. collector; was in town on Tuesday
enroute for Psndleton county.
Judge Armstrong passed through
town on Tuesday, enroute for Frank
lin, in good health. DIR. Grove has
duck that knows when Easter GENES.
even without a Hagsrs, own almanac.
On Saturday, before Easter, she laid
a nicely colored egg, (brown)and the
next day one with blue stripe around
1t. the balance being white.
Keyser Echo: Oliver Shauk's liz.
tie daughter died about ten DAYS ago
add was inferred at the Pine church.
80. Mr.. Alfred Izer hcd a very VAL
liable COW shot by some rascal j.
II. Markwood, Esq. with his lady,
returned last week from Florida,
where they had been making a visit
Of two or three weeks. He seems to
have had q pleasant trip. though be
was not so carried away by the beau.
ties Of the land OF flowers as to in.
vest in Florida lots.
Moorefield Examiner: The measles
have about | disappeared from the
Bean settlement. Last Wednesday
morning about 1 o'clock, Mr.. John
Basore. an old man living in the
neighboi hood Of Matthias store, was
found lying rear tie st rre with his
skull mashed aud unconscious. We
failed 10 learn the particulars but
will give them next week. He died
Wedu sdsy about noon and it is now
thought that I've was murdered. A
man named Gaffney has been arrest.
ed. suspected Of having been impl;-
Gated In the matter.
Shepherdstown Register: Weinee.
day Arthur on, of this county, eyed
"a years, wa out cunning, and in
attempting 10 climb n fence the gun
slt ped through lis hands, end the
trigger accidentally hitting one Of the
fence rails, the gun was discharged.
Tie load inferred under The un.ortu-
nate youths chin, and caused his
death in few hours. While he was
at the point Of death dispatch was
rec, ived fiom Garrett, Indiana, sta
ting that his broth had been killed
by the ears. Two other BROKERS'
were killed in the Same manner as
Arthur. being shot While climbing
fences. The three acci iental shoot,
ings occurred within the past five
years. Charles Andrews, brake
man on the SHENANDOAH Valley rail
road, had beth legs cut off by being
run over by the Gals Thursday, from
which injuries he di d Friday.
Lee Viands, of MllIvle, this county,
While hunling Friday, stopped To rest
and leaned big Gun against fence.
when it went off. the load lodging in
his throat and causing death Monday.
Keyser Tribune The enunera' ion
OF the childteu OF school sae of this
town is 779,of " HIGH hum Der there are
500 attending school -. Mr. James
Is Rees, of Recs Tsnnery, this coun-
Is, purchased la'ely the Wilson far.n
at Bay"rd on the West Virginia aud
Cumberland enc Piedmont Railroad
in Gran, county, aud has opened mp.
on 1t valuable coal mine. About
AGO acres Of 1t is underlaid with the
live foot vein. which experts claim is
OF an excellent quality. The facili-
ties for shipping tia very good, as
1t can he dumped from tie mouth OF
The vein into the railroad company's
car. Mrs. Alvina Mines, widow of
tue late Mr.. Philin Nincs. received q
check on last Friday for %, 500. ben u.
eft paid by the Conductor Broth
crbood OF Which Mr.. Mines wa n
me nbe-. Mr.. Ed. McCarty snd wife,
of BaTkvi'ley this county, left FOR De
catur. Ala, where Mr. McCarty has
accepted situation Us manager OF
the bark extract works Mr.. =. NJ
Atkins received n telegram on Friday
OF last week informing him of III.
death Of hi father, Mr.. Elias Atkine
at Sperryville, Va, who was ninety
years Of age. Mr.. Atkins left on tht
midnight train.
The Wetzel Democrat divides thC
Democratic party of this State intt
two classes regulPrs anl "polC
~ha,kers" We don'i knox shy j
calls Lucas 70 lowers "pOle wback
crs unless IL is because when they
foil 10 got q Federal office they q
out aud tOhdck down u Cleveland pole
as they did wien Collector McGrav
refused to permit them to dicta'e bi
appointments in Hampshire county
The laying of the track Of the Pied
mon, and Cumberland Railroad ba
been completed except over the dis
puted r'gbt OF way through the Cook
e'Iy farm.
1AISISIICD.
BGILL-KELSOE.-At the residence Z
the brides father, near Concord April .4tb
T. 70.